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Re: Problem - I can't do it!
Posted By: Tom Schmidt, on host 128.239.208.216
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000, at 09:48:30
In Reply To: Re: Problem - I can't do it! posted by Nyperold on Saturday, February 26, 2000, at 08:24:11:

> > Note: Microsoft expects you to answer this question in under 5 minutes!
>
> B=Bono
> E=Edge
> A=Adam
> L=Larry
> = is the bridge
> Left side of = is start point, right side is destination.
>
> BEAL=-------------0
> AL=BE-------------2
> BAL=E-------------3
> L=BEA-------------8
> BL=EA-------------9
> =BEAL------------19
>
> Hrm.
>
> Best I can figure, for now.
>

BEAL = ---------0
AL=BE-----------2
EAL=B-----------4
E=ALB-----------14
BE=AL-----------15
-=BEAL----------17

This took me about ten minutes to figure out. The trick is to realize that it's absolutely necessary that A and L have to walk over together and that neither of them can come back, so you need someone to ferry the flashlight back over the bridge for them. Good one.

Tom
tmschm@wm.edu